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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1990
TENDERS INVITED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
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THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAN WAI SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT IN YUEN LONG AS PART OF THE NORTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES SEWERAGE SCHEME.
THE CONTRACT COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TREATMENT PLANT AND THE ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS, PIPELINES, ROADS AND DRAINAGE WORKS.
WORK IS SCHEDULED ΤΟ START IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 19 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S DESIGN DIVISION AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY ITS NEW WORKS DIVISION.
FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CHIEF ENGINEER, NEW WORKS DIVISION, DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, 14TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON,
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS IS NOON ON OCTOBER 12.
BAN ON SUB-STANDARD SAFETY HELMETS
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT
WILL ISSUE A WARNING ΤΟ CONTRACTORS SAFETY HELMETS ON CONSTRUCTION
SUB-STANDARD
CONCERNING THE USE OF SITES WHICH CANNOT AFFORD WORKERS THE INJURY BY FALLING OBJECTS.
REQUIRED PROTECTION
FROM
DURING A RECENT STUDY BY THE DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORATE, IT WAS FOUND THAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF LOCALLY-MADE SAFETY HELMET WORN BY WORKERS WAS WHOLLY INADEQUATE
THE IMPACT OF OBJECTS DROPPED FROM A HEIGHT.
TO WITHSTAND
THE HELMET, WHICH BEARS THE DESCRIPTION "SAFETY HELMET-MALTON-
ETC ABS-10-3054, UV 2017-PASS
SAFETY TEST" DOES NOT CONFORM TO OF BRITISH STANDARD 5240 PRESCRIBED FOR THE TESTING
SAFETY HELMETS, THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR YIP YUK-LUN, SAID.
"HENCE, WE
REQUIREMENT OF
CONSIDER REGULATION REGULATIONS," MR YIP SAID.
THIS TYPE OF HELMET UNABLE TO MEET 48 OF THE
SITES CONSTRUCTION
THE (SAFETY)
HE EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE REGULATIONS, CONTRACTORS WERE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EACH WORKER WITH A SUITABLE SAFETY HELMET ENSURE THAT IT WAS WORN BY WORKERS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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